Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• explore the functionalities of Excel that are used for problem solving in a business context
• demonstrate the numeracy skills required for gathering and organising data for decision making related to a specific problem
• use graphical techniques (histograms and scatter diagrams) to provide a visual summary of available data
• recognise data presentation and communication techniques used in a range of traditional and electronic media
• describe the relationship between two variables (independent and dependent variables).